No Sew Roman Shade

When I moved into my studio, one of the first projects I completed was a no sew Roman shade for the window on the door. When you look through the door my desk is the first thing you see, and on that desk is my computer. So I wanted to make sure that while I wasn’t here, there was some sort of window covering keeping curious eyes out.

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No Sew Roman Shade

Even though I have a sewing machine and can do basic things with it, I am much more motivated to create no-sew projects. I’m still a little intimidated by sewing because I just don’t have extra time to sit down and practice. So when I found Diane’s awesome tutorial for her no-sew window shades I knew it was exactly what I needed. She even shows you four different ways to use the same no-sew shade, I love it!

Diane’s no sew Roman shade has three tiers while mine only has two. If I ever decide I want three, I can simply add one more tension rod to the mix. Confession: I intended to have three, but I didn’t read carefully and ended up putting the third tension rod down at the bottom. Yeah. That doesn’t work. I know that now. *blush*

I’m going to show you a few steps along with the specific fabric tape I used, but I’m going to refer you to Diane’s tutorial as hers is just great. Use the link above, or at the end I’ll provide another.

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I used Aleene’s Fabric Fusion permanent fabric tape and it ROCKED my socks. This stuff is awesome. I will use it for every single no sew project I have from now on! And no, this is not a sponsored post and I have not been paid to talk about it. I just LOVED it.

Place fabric tape under the flap of the seam, press down and peel off backing. Place flap over tape and follow instructions on the package.

I used a plain white cotton fabric as a liner because the quatrefoil fabric I chose was pretty translucent. I used fabric tape to attach them together.

Hang, open and close your no sew roman shade

With the fabric attached around the top tension rod, allow the rest of the fabric to hang and cover the window. Place the next two tension rods (I swear they are straight! The quatrefoil pattern is making them look wavy. Freaky!) on the hooks. Grasp the fabric behind the first tension rod and pull it upward, draping it over the rod. Repeat with the second rod. To close it, simply pull the fabric from the bottom until it’s straight down and behind the rods.

Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.

Comments

What a great idea, especially since there is no drilling in the door leaving permanent marks. Have you ever considered encasing the rods with a fabric tube(either ruffle or straight)? When you pull the material down the the covered rods would offer another look to the window. Can’t wait to try this idea… thanks again

Oh my goodness…you’ve just saved me so much money! My husband and I want to replace the curtains on 4 windows with Roman shades, and we’ll be using this method instead of purchasing expensive, custom-fit shades. Thank you!

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